TG59, "People in Construction"

The Task Group will focus on human resource issues in the construction industry. Construction is a labour intensive activity and the behaviour of people has an enormous influence upon the organisation and performance.  The Task Group aims to involve representatives of employers, workers and governments, and researchers in both developed and developing countries, and to foster dialogue and collaboration.
 The Task Group will bring together researchers with one of two aims:

• • those who will be primarily seeking to improve the performance of the industry and with focus on people
• • researchers whose aim is primarily to improve the lives of the people who work in the industry. 

Against this background the Task Group objectives are:

1. to create a network of members who are interested and involved in research into labour issues in the construction industry
2. to bring into the network researchers from outside the construction disciplines who are working on construction labour issues
3. to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas on social and labour issues in construction amongst those in the network
4. to identify key issues for future research and  possible sources of funding
5. to disseminate research findings within the network and to a broader group of academics and practitioners working in the field